anyta

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (grandmother).[1] Cognates include Old Prussian ane, Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís), Old Armenian հան (han).[2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

anýta f (plural anýtos) stress pattern 1

  1. mother-in-law (the mother of one's husband)

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “anyta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
  2. ^ anýta” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 32 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading[edit]

  • anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • anyta”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024